Coastal Canines dog agility competition to be held this week

MURRELLS INLET, SC (WMBF) – The public is welcome to come cheer and watch athletic performance dogs and their human handlers meet for a dog agility competition.

Rival teams will race against the time clock and each other as they maneuver through obstacle courses filled with weave poles, teeter-totters, A-frames, hurdles and tunnels.

Mixed-breed dogs and pure-bred dogs of all shapes and sizes will compete in different levels of agility expertise, such as running, jumping, balancing and climbing.

This completion will be held at A Dog's Way Inn, located 761 Pendergrass Avenue in Murrells Inlet. The dates and times for this event are Friday, March 14 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; March 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on March 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Refreshments will also be available at Shell Crackers, the on-site dog friendly restaurant. For more information about this event, call (843) 357-4545.